Does the Ford Ranger fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Ford Ranger records 14.76 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.28 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.52, 95% interval −1.63 to −1.40). It ranks 430 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Ford Ranger by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ford Ranger is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 20,057 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 20,057 | 3.89 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 9,305 | 1.81 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 7,344 | 1.43 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 4,796 | 0.93 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 3,979 | 0.77 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 514,983 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Ford Ranger gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
15.2% of Ford Ranger MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,371 miles later (76,258 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 76,258 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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